From my Bundle ~ Part One... a full Circle of sorts In preparation for me and working my Circle, is the laying down of my Bundle and preparing the way to hopefully meaningful prayers and meditations. Striving to present myself to The Creator in a sacred manner and exercise the teaching that I have walked the path to attain. Like a touchstone to my memory, and for the last few years. Have been sharing some of those realizations and inspirations that carry my trail as a Pathfinder in the Way Ahead. My Bundle, also reminds me. That all that is contained there-in is representative that all that we have, is provided by the Earth Mother and The Greater Circle. There is much I could go on about in that vein of The Red Road teachings, and all the webs of inter relationships they hold in all living things. All contained, within The Circle. Yet today, is a memory of a part of a journey taken one summer, after a winter pruning the orchard I was working on, and on into thinning the resulting developing fruit, from the spring blooms. Working the cycles of orchard life... One night after prayers and meditation I couldnt sleep and had what felt to be a building realization of some sort. Into the dawn I decided to go down to the lake and make a medicine wheel on the beach (the orchard was on the side of Okanagan lake, next to a Provincial park in Summerland BC). All the way through was the carrying on with this prayer, and as I finished the small Medicine wheel. I got a flush of pure energy, that came to me as... “Ive got to go to Port McNeil, on Vancouver Island!” I had no idea why, only that I had to go... well how do I tell the owners Im off to go do this. Most of my work for that cycles season was pretty much done till picking in fall. Thinning was a head, but I knew others that would be happy to get a short contract, and knew theyd do a good job. I picked a large bunch of wild flowers for Marge (my boss lady) as it was now moving on to about 8:30 am and breakfast would be forth coming. I decided to really butter her up and make buckwheat pancakes, with bacon & eggs to be all ready when she got up with the centre table dressed with these beautiful flowers. It worked, Marge and her family are spiritual after all, and could relate to most all I told them of my evening to dawn prayers. They were a little iffy about me not knowing why I had to go there, but Marge cut me my wages and off I went. By bus, hitchhiking, ferries... I just kept getting remarkable rides. It wasnt a straight line trip by any means and much happened, I cant share here. That sojourn cover 4 months and probably 4000 miles round the bout trip through many Native Nations, and meeting Elders and such. The 1/2 way point was at the North end of Vancouver Island and Port McNeil. I got there and it turned out my Brother Frank Black an Artisan Farrier was living there and newly married to an English woman I knew hed met at the 3rd Native Unity Gathering. Nya Wheels within Wheels... for certain. That seem to be part of it, as that Medicine Wheel at the park was like a Psychic phone call for help, and, poor Frank. Wasnt married long. But no... it turn out through the journey and camping at Long Beach came the realizations, that the 6th Unity Gathering that Id been part of the plannings there-of. Was to to be held at Port McNeil and, on Serpent Clan Lands. Another day possibly, Ill share some about a legend given me on the way there about The Serpent at the Belly of The World and why I had to get the Chief of that reserve at Port McNeil, to hold that gathering there. I can tell you that Dream Seeking as a Pathfinder, can be rather convoluted, or it was at that time at any rate. Now I call them the 5th Dream... while on that trip Id experience the first three déjà vus. Places exactly like those had in who knows how many eons of dream time, and as a Pathfinder. How I knew I was on the right trail given by The Morning Star Medicine Wheel. I met with that Chief and to my surprise, asking around on the Reserve where the chief might be, was directed to a camp ground on a beautiful jutting peninsula. I went in and ask the lady at the counter to see the Chief, “tis I” she says, and met the one and only woman chief Ive ever met, and. I have to say she was a rather middle aged beauty as well. Long and short of it, I was there long enough to set up a planning committee and the Unity Gathering was held the following year... with six more to follow in the coming 3 years. Through that whole day of meeting with the council, Brother Grizzly sat across the river watching us. Turned out to be the deciding factor in agreeing to use the Grizzly Bear Campsite, as the location. From there I went down Island holding talks on and about The Morning Star Medicine Wheel in several communities and reserves, between Port McNeil and Victoria... Right then, Ill get to how all this relates to a sort of full Circle... Id finally made my way back to Vernon, picking apples was on the horizon (I never made it) and got back to the orchard for winter pruning. I wasnt back three days and got a call from my Brother Richard and him to say they were going to use the Tree Planting kitchen bus to raise money for a good cause and would I volunteer to run the volunteer crew, at a country fair. As we called it Earthy Delights and the bus be made into a Veggie Burger Booth. “Ya man, right up my alley, cool... where?” Richard says... “The Barnes Creek Fair, in Edgewood!” Off I went, for another round of travel. This being familiar to me, and was at a few of them at their beginnings. As my Brother, then a Rock promoter, had help to organize them. More so familiar now... as this is the site where the Rebirth of Mother Earth Medicine Wheel is to be held, come June 21st 2015. There it is, and me to sort of come a full Circle, to know it is all connected as all things in the Greater Circle are... the second part of From my Bundle is about... well, read it in part two of my Brother Kent Robbie being a part of that Veggie Burger booth there with the crew. This sharing here is a part of my memory and prayers this past two days in preparation to go up to Edgewood with Cliff Woffenden September 20-21... be with the Medicine Wheel, and do some on site planning. Once again my footfalls will be on that site. Though this time, with the knowing it is on lands of the Sinixt Nation, and with an engaged Medicine Wheel. A-hey Grandfather... we will call in the 7 Generation Ancestors next year at the Grand Entry. Those to attract in the Spirit World will arrive with Red Cloud and give of their spirit healing for the Seven Generations to come. Do come Brothers & Sisters, be a part of the Engagement and the healing this gathering will generate... I feel it in my very bones, the need is great and the time is now to gather and lend yourselves to the living journey of our Way Ahead. Yes there is certainly ancient knowledge to learn, that we need to live it, experience it... and pass it on. All my Relations. Be engaged. Spotted Eagle ~ Man who talks with Elk ~ Pathfinder Your bro Ro
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:21:58 +0000
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